KR20180039952A - Immersed Device for Washing and Salting of Vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an immersing apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables, which is configured such that ingredients are continuously transferred in a state of being completely immersed in water or an immersion liquid when kimchi or the like is produced by a continuous process, and thus can easily and quickly perform an operation such as washing or pickling vegetables. According to the present invention, the immersing apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables comprises: a box-shaped liquid tank which retains a washing solution or an immersion liquid and includes an open upper surface; an agitating and transferring device which is rotatably installed in the liquid tank and has a plurality of supporting boards radially arranged on a rotary shaft; and a discharge conveyor which is installed in an inclined state on a discharging side of the liquid tank to discharge incoming vegetables transferred by the agitating and transferring device to the outside of the liquid tank. In addition, the agitating and transferring device further comprises a floating preventing plate which is installed in the proximity of the rotary shaft of blades while traversing between adjacent blades, wherein the blade comprises: a plurality of supporting ribs whose one end portions are affixed to the rotary shaft and which are radially arranged; and a square-shaped supporting board which is installed to traverse across, of the supporting ribs, the ones that are coplanar in a length direction of the supporting ribs, and is installed at a uniform width from an opposite end portion of the rotary shaft of the supporting ribs.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an immersion apparatus for washing and salting vegetables,

The present invention relates to an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables, and more particularly, to an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables capable of easily carrying out operations such as washing or cutting while transferring vegetables in an immersed state .

Generally, in the process of immersing the kimchi in the kimchi, or cleaning and cleaning the vegetable, the kimchi is immersed in the immersion tank containing water, immersion liquid,

For example, Korean Patent Publication Nos. 10-2016-0084071, 10-2016-0006539, 10-2016-0084070, 10-2015-0133061, 10-2016-0006576, registered patents Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-1537635 discloses various compositions for washing and pickling Chinese cabbage and vegetables (vegetable) in a soaked state when producing kimchi and dried vegetables by a continuous process.

As described above, in the case of manufacturing a kimchi or the like by a continuous process, it is important to keep the material sufficiently immersed in water or an immersion liquid in the process of washing or cutting the material, and it is necessary to configure it to be continuous.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for continuously and continuously transferring a material in a state of being immersed in water or an immersion liquid when a kimchi or the like is manufactured by a continuous process, The present invention also provides an immersion apparatus for cleaning and pickling vegetables, which is capable of carrying out the operation of the present invention.

An immersion apparatus for cleaning and pickling vegetables according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a box-like liquid tank in which a washing liquid or an immersion liquid is contained and an upper surface is opened, and a liquid tank which is rotatably installed in the liquid tank and is arranged radially And a discharge conveyor which is installed in an inclined state on the discharge side of the liquid tank and discharges the vegetable transferred by the stirring and conveying apparatus to the outside of the liquid tank.

Wherein the stirring and conveying device includes a rotating shaft rotatably installed in the liquid tank, a plurality of supporting pieces fixedly installed at one end of the rotating shaft and arranged in a radial direction, A supporting plate which is installed across the supporting piece located on the plane and which is formed in a rectangular shape and is installed at a certain width from the end opposite to the rotation axis of the supporting piece; And a float prevention plate that is installed in a staggered manner.

The stirring and conveying device performs a swing operation in which the rotary shaft is repeatedly rotated in the range of 90 degrees or less in the forward rotation and the reverse rotation several times and then the reverse rotation in the direction of discharging the grease is performed by one or more half Or less is performed once at an angle that passes through the vertical line.

When the stirring and conveying device performs the oscillating operation, when the angle at which the forward rotation and the reverse rotation are performed consists of the angle at which two or more supports pass the vertical line, it is also possible not to perform the discharge and conveyance operation for performing the reverse rotation once Do.

The float prevention plate is installed by connecting adjacent support plates in the rotation direction among the support plates.

The supporting piece and the supporting plate may be formed in a state in which the supporting piece and the supporting plate are bent in the direction in which the vegetable is introduced in the widthwise middle portion of the supporting plate.

It is preferable that the support plate and the flotation prevention plate are formed in a porous plate or net shape in which a plurality of holes are formed so that the washing solution or the immersion liquid can pass freely.

The support plate and the flotation prevention plate may be a bar screen having a plurality of bars arranged in a horizontal or vertical arrangement at a narrow interval.

The liquid tank is connected to a liquid supply device for supplying and circulating a cleaning liquid or an immersion liquid.

The liquid supply device may be provided with a heating device for maintaining the temperature of the washing liquid or the circulating washing liquid or the immersion liquid at a constant level.

The liquid supply device may be provided with a sterilizing device for sterilizing the washing liquid or the immersion liquid to be supplied and circulated.

A filter for filtering and removing the vegetative decant, debris, and foreign substances contained in the washing liquid or the immersion liquid circulated or discharged may be installed on the discharge side of the liquid tank.

It is also possible to form a collecting groove on the bottom surface of the liquid tank to collect foreign matter such as soil or sand.

According to the immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the state where the supporting piece and the supporting plate are partly bent, the stirring and conveying device is rotated (forward rotation) (Reverse rotation) is repeatedly performed in a range of 90 degrees or less successively repeatedly, the vegetation is repeatedly mixed by the support plate so that the vegetable is stirred and shaken The washing solution and the immersion liquid come into contact with each leaf of the vegetable in every corner evenly and the efficiency of washing and the immersion efficiency are greatly increased.

Then, the agitating and conveying device is repeatedly rotated forward and backward several times, and then the agitating and conveying device is rotated once at an angle of not more than one half of the total supporting weight of the supporting members and passing through the vertical line Reverse rotation), the transfer of the vegetable to the discharge conveyor is performed, so that the transfer of the vegetable can be carried out effectively and continuously.

According to the immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the float prevention plate is installed in the stirring and conveying apparatus, it is possible to prevent the vegetation from floating in the direction of the rotation axis, It is possible to press it to keep it completely immersed.

According to the immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to maintain the temperature of the washing liquid or the immersion liquid supplied to the liquid tank by providing a heating device, Thereby sterilizing the washing liquid or the immersion liquid of the liquid tank.

According to the immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to the embodiment of the present invention, since collecting grooves are formed on the bottom surface of the liquid tank, the foreign substances such as soil or sand contained in the washing liquid or the immersion liquid can be effectively separated It is possible to do.

1 is a side view showing an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side view showing an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an agitating and conveying apparatus in an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a rotation shaft and a support arm of an agitating and conveying apparatus in an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, preferred embodiments of an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The present invention can be embodied in various forms and is not limited to the embodiments described below.

Hereinafter, for the purpose of clearly illustrating the present invention, a detailed description of parts that are not closely related to the present invention is omitted, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the entire description of the present invention, .

1, an immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid tank 10, a stirring transfer apparatus 20, and a discharge conveyor 80 .

The liquid tank 10 is formed in a box shape whose upper surface is opened.

The liquid tank 10 contains a cleaning liquid when the cleaning operation is performed, and an immersion liquid when the liquid immersion operation is performed.

For example, Fig. 1 shows a cleaning device for a cleaning operation, and Fig. 2 shows an immersion device for an immersion operation.

The liquid tank (10) is connected to a liquid supply device (60) for supplying and circulating a cleaning liquid or an immersion liquid.

The liquid supply device (60) is provided with a pump (62) for supplying or circulating a washing liquid or an immersion liquid.

It is also possible to connect a source of the undiluted solution for replenishing the washing liquid or the immersion liquid consumed to the pump 62.

The outlet of the liquid supply device 60 is connected to the side where the vegetables of the liquid tank 10 are introduced and the inlet of the liquid supply device 60 is connected to the side of the liquid tank 10 on which the vegetables are discharged do.

When the liquid supply device 60 is constructed as described above, the flow of the washing liquid or the immersion liquid contained in the liquid tank 10 is formed toward the discharge direction in the inflow direction of the vegetable, .

1, the liquid tank 10 may be provided with a blower 70 for generating and supplying bubbles from the bottom surface thereof.

When the blower 70 is installed as described above, the bubbles that are supplied to the bottom surface of the liquid tank 10 rise upward, and the bubbling phenomenon occurs, thereby further enhancing the cleaning effect of the vegetables.

A filter 16 may be installed at the discharge side of the liquid tank 10 for filtering and removing debris or foreign substances contained in the washing liquid or the immersion liquid circulated or discharged.

It is also possible to provide a drain pipe 18 for discharging a washing liquid or immersion liquid having a predetermined level or more in order to prevent the washing liquid or the immersion liquid from overflowing to the upper side of the liquid tank 10 .

As shown in FIG. 2, it is also possible to provide a drain tank 19 for temporarily storing the washing liquid or the immersion liquid discharged through the drain pipe 18.

2, a collecting groove 14 may be formed on the bottom surface of the liquid tank 10 to collect foreign matter such as soil or sand.

A drain port through which a drain valve is installed is provided on a side of the liquid tank 10 to which the collecting groove 14 is connected and the collecting groove 14 is collectively provided with a washing liquid or an immersion liquid of the liquid tank 10, It is also possible to constitute a structure for discharging foreign matter.

A supply conveyor 88 is installed on the side where the liquid of the liquid tank 10 flows.

As shown in Fig. 2, the liquid supply device 60 may be provided with a heating device 66 for maintaining the temperature of the washing liquid or the circulating washing liquid or the immersion liquid at a constant level.

As the heating device 66, various devices such as a heater, a heat exchanger, and a heat sink may be applied.

The temperature of the immersion liquid supplied to the liquid tank 10 through the liquid supply device 60 can be controlled to be constant at a desired temperature by providing the heating device 66 as described above, Can be maximized.

The liquid supply device 60 may be provided with a sterilizing device 68 for sterilizing the cleaning liquid or the immersion liquid to be supplied and circulated.

As the sterilizing device 68, various devices using ultraviolet rays, ozone, plasma, etc. may be applied.

It is possible to effectively sterilize the immersion liquid supplied to the liquid tank 10 through the liquid supply device 60 and to immerse the liquid tank 10 in the liquid tank 10, It is possible to prevent the contamination of the immersion liquid by controlling the microbial concentration of the immersion liquid and to use the immersion liquid for a long time.

The sterilizing device 68 can be constructed so that the sterilizing process can be performed while circulating the washing liquid or the immersion liquid separately from the liquid supplying device 60. [

1, the discharge conveyor 80 is installed in an inclined state on the discharge side of the liquid tank 10.

The discharge conveyor (80) is installed to discharge the vegetables transferred by the stirring and conveying device (20) to the outside of the liquid tank (10).

The discharge conveyor 80 may be provided with a washing water injector 82 so as to further remove a tall vegetation, foreign substances, debris, and the like from the discharged vegetables.

As shown in FIG. 2, the discharge conveyor 80 may be provided with a drain box 84 for collecting washing water sprayed from the washing water spraying device 82 and collected foreign substances or debris.

A cleaning brush 86 may be provided on one side of the discharge conveyor 80 to remove the vegetative decollement, foreign matter, debris, and the like attached to the conveyor belt.

1, the stirring / conveying apparatus 20 is rotatably installed in the liquid tank 10, and performs a function of transferring the vegetables contained in the liquid tank 10 to the discharge side while stirring .

3 and 4, the stirring and conveying apparatus 20 includes a rotary shaft 22 rotatably installed in the liquid tank 10, and a rotary shaft 22 fixedly installed at one end thereof A plurality of support fingers (24) radially arranged and installed across the support fingers (24) positioned coplanarly in the longitudinal direction of the rotary shaft (22) among the support fingers (24) A support plate 26 installed at a predetermined width from the opposite end of the rotation axis of the support plate 26 and formed in a rectangular shape and a support plate 26 connected to the edge of the support plate 26 at the side of the rotation axis 22, And a float prevention plate 28 installed across.

The rotary shaft 22 is connected to a motor (not shown in the figure) such that a forward rotation (clockwise direction in FIG. 1) in the direction in which the vegetable is introduced and a reverse rotation in the direction in which the vegetable is discharged Direction).

The stirring and conveying device 20 is configured to rotate the rotary shaft 22 in the range of 90 degrees or less in the forward direction (rotation in the direction in which the vegetable is introduced) and in the reverse direction (in the direction in which the vegetable is discharged) the shaking operation is performed and then the reverse rotation in the direction of discharging the vegetables is performed one time at an angle that is equal to or smaller than one half of the total supporting knives 24 and passes through the vertical line.

The float prevention plate 28 is installed by connecting the supporting plates 26 adjacent to each other in the rotating direction in the supporting plate 26.

It is possible to prevent the vegetable of the liquid tank 10 from rising toward the rotary shaft 22 and being exposed to the surface of the washing liquid or the immersion liquid as described above, And the like can be prevented.

The support piece 24 and the support plate 26 may be formed in a state of being bent in a direction in which the vegetable is introduced in the widthwise middle portion of the support plate 26.

For example, the support piece 24 and the support plate 26 are formed to have an acute angle of less than 180 degrees in the direction in which the vegetable is introduced.

It is preferable that the supporting piece 24 and the supporting plate 26 are formed to have an angle larger than 90 degrees because the vegetable can be easily discharged from the supporting plate 26.

When the support shaft 24 and the support plate 26 are bent as described above and the rotary shaft 22 of the stirring and conveying device 20 is rotated in the direction in which the vegetable is introduced, Or the vegetable contained in the immersion liquid is lifted upward by the support plate 26, and the lower vegetable is moved upward and stirred.

In addition, the vegetables placed on the upper surface of the support plate 26 are rolled up and down on the support plate 26 and agitated.

Therefore, the vegetables contained in the washing liquid or immersion liquid of the liquid tank 10 by the support plate 26 are subjected to agitating operation in which the positions of the upper, lower, left, and right sides are changed.

When the rotary shaft 22 of the stirring and conveying apparatus 20 rotates in the direction in which the vegetable is discharged, the vegetables placed on the upper surface of the support plate 26 move toward the opposite side of the rotary shaft 22, And is moved in the downward direction and the discharge direction by the lower surface of the base plate 26.

When the shaking operation for repeating the normal rotation and the reverse rotation as described above is performed, the vegetation contained in the washing solution or the immersion liquid is repeatedly lifted and lowered, and the action of shaking the tilted or tangled vegetable is repeated In the case of abandoned vegetables, the effect of washing and immersion liquids are evenly applied to each leaf and every corner of the vegetable.

In the above, the forward rotation and the reverse rotation are repeatedly performed several times continuously within a range of 90 degrees or less.

After the swinging operation is performed, the stirring and conveying device 20 is rotated in the direction in which the vegetable is discharged in a direction in which at least one half of the support pieces 24 and at least half of the total support pieces 24 pass through the vertical line, A discharge conveying operation is performed in which the vegetable is moved to the discharge side of the liquid tank 10 by the support plate 26.

In this case, the reverse rotation for the discharge transportation is performed at least at the angle at which the two support pieces 24 pass through the vertical line, whereby the discharge of the vegetable is effectively performed.

When the forward and reverse rotations of the stirring and conveying apparatus 20 are performed in the forward rotation and the reverse rotation more than two angles of the support fingers 24 passing through the vertical line, it is also possible not to perform the reverse rotation for the discharge feeding operation separately Do.

In other words, when the swing operation of the stirring and conveying apparatus 20 is performed in the opposite direction to the angle at which more than two of the support fingers 24 pass through the vertical line, the stirring operation of the vegetable is performed, do.

The agitating and conveying apparatus 20 is repeatedly subjected to a swing operation for repeatedly performing forward rotation and reverse rotation several times and a discharge conveying operation for performing a reverse rotation one time so as to be contained in a washing liquid or an immersion liquid of the liquid tank 10 It is possible to continuously carry out the process of transferring the vegetable in the discharge direction after the action of agitating and shaking.

The support plate 26 and the flotage prevention plate 28 are preferably formed in a perforated plate or net shape in which a plurality of holes are formed so that the washing liquid or the immersion liquid can pass freely.

The support plate 26 and the float prevention plate 28 may be bar screens having a plurality of bars arranged horizontally or vertically with a narrow gap.

As shown in Fig. 1, the stirring transfer device 20 may be provided with one or two or three or more stirring transfer devices 20 as shown in Fig.

The stirring transfer device 20 can be arranged in an appropriate number according to the length of the liquid tank 10.

It is preferable that the stirring and conveying apparatus 20 is disposed so that the support plates 26 of the adjacent stirring and conveying apparatuses 20 are positioned in the vicinity of each other.

By arranging the agitating and conveying device 20 as described above, it is possible to effectively transfer the vegetables contained in the liquid tank 10 to the side where the liquid is discharged from the inflow side.

Although the preferred embodiments of the immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims, the description of the invention, and the accompanying drawings. And this is also within the scope of the present invention.

10-liquid tank, 14-collecting groove, 16-filter, 18-drain pipe, 19-drain tank
20 - stirring transfer device, 22 - rotating shaft, 24 - supporting piece, 26 - supporting plate
28 - Flotation prevention plate, 60 - Liquid supply device, 62 - Pump, 66 - Heating device
68 - Sterilization device, 70 - Blower, 80 - Discharge conveyor, 82 - Washing water injection device
84 - Drain box, 86 - Cleaning brush, 88 - Supply conveyor

Claims (9)

A liquid tank in the form of a box in which a washing liquid or an immersion liquid is contained and an upper surface is opened,
A stirring and conveying device rotatably installed in the liquid tank and arranged radially on a rotating shaft to which a plurality of supporting plates are provided;
And a discharge conveyor installed in an inclined state on the discharge side of the liquid tank and discharging the vegetables transferred by the stirring and conveying apparatus to the outside of the liquid tank. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the stirring and conveying device includes a rotating shaft rotatably installed in the liquid tank, a plurality of supporting pieces fixedly installed at one end of the rotating shaft and arranged in a radial direction, A supporting plate which is installed across the supporting piece located on the plane and which is formed in a rectangular shape and is installed at a certain width from the end opposite to the rotation axis of the supporting piece; An immersion apparatus for washing and pickling vegetables, comprising a flotation plate mounted in a staggered manner. The method of claim 2,
The stirring and conveying device performs a swing operation in which the rotary shaft is repeatedly rotated in the range of 90 degrees or less in the forward rotation and the reverse rotation several times and then the reverse rotation in the direction of discharging the grease is performed by one or more half Or less is carried out once at an angle that passes through a vertical line. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the support fence and the support plate are formed in a state in which the support fence and the support plate are bent in a direction in which the vegetable is introduced in the widthwise middle portion of the support plate. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
Wherein the support plate and the flotation prevention plate are selected from a perforated plate, a mesh, and a bar screen, in which a plurality of holes are formed so that a washing solution or an immersion liquid can freely pass therethrough. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the liquid tank is connected to a liquid supply device for supplying and circulating the cleaning liquid or the immersion liquid. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the liquid supply device is provided with a heating device for keeping the temperature of the immersion liquid to be supplied constant or a sterilizing device for sterilizing the supplied immersion liquid is provided for cleaning and pickling vegetables. The method according to claim 1,
And a filter for filtering and removing debris or foreign substances contained in the washing liquid or the immersion liquid circulated or discharged is installed on the discharge side of the liquid tank. The method according to claim 1,
And a cleaning brush for removing foreign matter or debris is installed on one side of the discharge conveyor.

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